Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1887-01-28
AN AWFUL TRAGEDY.
THE TERRIBLE DEED OF A CRAzEO 3D.
HEMlsN MOTHER.
SHE MURDERS HER FIVE YOUNG
CHILDREN AND HANGS HERSELF,
DURING THE ABSENCE OF THE
OLDER MEMBERS OF THE FAMILY

OLDER MEMBERS OF TIE FAMILY
CLEVELAND, o., January w.
One of the most horrible domestic
tragedies that ever took place 10
this city occurred this morning IN
the neat.looking brick cottage near
the corner OF Independence ana
Petrie streets. The house was oc'
cupied by James Cabalek, an IN
dustrious Bohemian carpenter,wlth
his family Of eight children and his
wife. Tonic.
About three months ago the
family was enlarged by the advent
of baby, since which time Mrs.
Cabalek has acted very strangely.
This morning the family arose as
usual, but Mrs. Cabalek seemed
unusually petulent, and scolded
her husband and children for the
most trivial occurrences. At 6:35
o'clock Cabalek and Albert, his
nlneteen.year- son, left the
house for their work. Shortly
afterwards the mother sent Harry,
aged seventeen. to a grocery store
half a mile away. George, another
son. aged ten, was sent to a store
in an opposite direction. In their
absence the terrible affair took
place.
At $50 George returned and
found the doors all locked. lie
became alarmed, and ran for his
father and brother, who were at
work a quarter Of a mile distant.
Albert, The young man, left his
work and accompanied his little
brother home. Arriving at the
house. the doors were found still
locked, and with and axe he broke
omen the kitchen door and rushed
I'M. GIancing towards the bed
room. the door of which was slight
ly aiar, a sight met his gaze which
completely unnerved him. Upon
the bed he saw the bodies OF his
', four youngest brothers and his IN
fant sister, their clothes covered
with blood. Behind the bed, lying
on the floor, was his sister Tenle
: aged eight years, fairly sweltering
/ in blood, but still conscious.
By this time the father had ar
rived, and the two instituted
> search for the mother. She wa
nowhere to be found down stairs
and they finally found her in tn
basement suspended from tn
. rafters by clothes.line. Near he
feet was an empty barrel, whlc
u she had evidently used as a pla'
form while arranging the fats
" knot. The husband cut the rop
! as soon as possible, and carried hi
Il wife up stairs, but it was foun
- that she was dead.
, Tn the meantime a neighbor ha
telephOned a physician, and Dr'
D. Brooke and Hanson arrived at tn
10 house soon after. The three dea
+ children were found on the bed
le Mamie, aged six years, lay acros
y the pillow dead. She was terrbl
10 cut IN the abdomen, at least te
y gashes being found in her side jus
> below the heart. Annie, a littl
'N fonr year old, was stretched acro'
s. the foot of the bed also dead
OIL There we're fourteen wounds in h'
Ut bowels. Until this time, the bat
er had been forgotten, and the nelgI
ce bors noticed the cradle pushed INF
IS a recess behind the door, and pus
IT, iuc back the clothing the child WI
found dead, with two or three Gu
in the lower portion Of the stomac
. Jimmie and Tenie we're found
be still living, and were remove
es to a neighbours house, where the
a wounds were dressed. Both ch
in dren we're horribly hacked. Tenl
us who is , in the worse condition
,e. rhe two. has twelve wounds in u
te. vicinity OF the heart. She can IN
ry bur a few hours Jimmie was cI
he sixteen times in the LEFT side. ii
ad chances for recovery are very Sill
Gg Asa result OF the tragedy, ioI
es' are now dead and two more dyin
he The weapon with which the woun'
of were inflicted was pair OF larI
am scissors, with sharp prongs, whl'
nst were found covered with blood.
The coroner will hold an inque
this afternoon.